The three of them remained silent for a moment. After a while, the Fifteenth Prince suddenly said, "Royal brother, is it possible that the other party didn't rescue them but captured them instead?"
"Captured them?" The Nanzhao Emperor was taken aback, pondering.
"Report, Your Majesty, Chen the steward from the post house requests an audience!"
At this moment, the elongated voice of a eunuch sounded outside the palace.
The three people in the room exchanged glances. The Empress Dowager gave a slight nod to the Nanzhao Emperor, who then said, "Let him in!"
Shortly afterward, the steward from the post house came in and reported to the Nanzhao Emperor, "Someone was here last night and dug up the crabapple tree in the backyard, seemingly taking something away. Also, the things that Doctor Gu had packed to take with her were all taken, including their carriage."
Everything became mysterious again.
